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100 years ago today: A Chicago couple was getting some holiday help after falling for the rumor of plentiful job opportunities in Spokane

Thu., Dec. 15, 2022

Two Chicago newlyweds were among the many victims of what the Spokane Daily Chronicle called “Dame Rumor” – meaning, the rumors sweeping cities in the Midwest and East that jobs were plentiful in Spokane.

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Shawn Vestal: Shooting reports were a hoax, but the terror of that hellish half-hour was real

Wed., Dec. 14, 2022

They practice for it now, our children, as they practice for a volleyball game or the school play or the holiday concert.

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100 years ago in Spokane: Gonzaga football fans were going to get play-by-plays via radio

Wed., Dec. 14, 2022

Gonzaga football fans were about to get something new – a radio play-by-play of an away game.

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Faith and Values: The tragedy in Moscow can remind us how to make peace with suffering

Mon., Dec. 12, 2022

While the story continues to unfold in the news media, I have sought my Heavenly Father in prayer. I have pleaded for him to provide consolation to those deeply wounded and forever changed by this senseless act, especially the families of the victims.

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Shawn Vestal: We took big steps on marriage and marijuana, but the journey isn’t finished

Sun., Dec. 11, 2022

Ten years ago, our state took two momentous steps in one momentous election: We legalized recreational marijuana and we equalized marriage.

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100 years ago in Spokane: Being stuck in the snow was the least of a driver’s concerns after the identity of his roadside helper emerged

Sun., Dec. 11, 2022

A Durant Six auto was stalled in heavy snow on Main Avenue when another motorist pulled up alongside in his Ford.

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University of Idaho student essay: ‘The fragile bubble I felt around our town quickly pops’

Sun., Dec. 11, 2022

Senior journalism student Katarina Hockema wrote this essay about her feelings on the recent tragedy at the University of Idaho.

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Spin Control: Election skeptics demanding records, recounts

Sat., Dec. 10, 2022

The start of the partial recount in the Spokane County auditor’s race was delayed briefly last week by some observers using the opportunity to demand answers about pending public records requests, something at best only tangentially related to the matter of reviewing results from five of the county’s 439 precincts.

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100 years ago in Spokane: A fed-up judge laid down the law for bickering attorneys in the Maurice Codd perjury trial, yet again

Sat., Dec. 10, 2022

For the third time, an increasingly exasperated Judge W.D. Askren sent the jurors out of the courtroom in the Maurice Codd subornation of perjury trial so that he could lecture the attorneys.

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Shawn Vestal: Sadly for NIC, it’s back to square one for the board that couldn’t shoot straight

Fri., Dec. 9, 2022

Todd Banducci says it’s a “new dawn here at NIC.”

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100 years ago in Spokane: Allegations of Watergate-esque burglaries led to a courtroom shouting match in the Maurice Codd perjury trial

Fri., Dec. 9, 2022

Two sensational developments took place in the already sensational Maurice Codd subornation of perjury trial.

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Front Porch: Yes, I can hear you now

Thu., Dec. 8, 2022

In the early 2000s, Verizon Wireless launched a successful ad campaign with a series of commercials featuring the “Test Guy” who trudged through various locales asking, “Can you hear me, now?”

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100 years ago in Spokane: The city hadn’t grown in a decade, and a railroad tycoon said promoting immigration was the answer

Thu., Dec. 8, 2022

Spokane financier and railroad tycoon Jay P. Graves was asked what the city and state needed for its betterment in the coming year.

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Sue Lani Mandsen: West Hills neighbors feel bypassed again

UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 8, 2022

It looks like any other small town bisected by a highway, then bypassed by a freeway. A couple of aging early motoring era motels. An old gas station. A church, a few commercial structures but even more vacant lots where buildings have been torn down.

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Shawn Vestal: The homeless crisis is not about one camp, and it’s bigger than most people realize

Wed., Dec. 7, 2022

There is a perverse political advantage for our local leadership in the Camp Hope crisis.

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100 years ago in Spokane: Star witness Beatrice Sant’s sudden trip was explained as the city’s high-profile perjury trial continued

Wed., Dec. 7, 2022

The reason star witness Beatrice Sant was spirited away to Chewelah, Washington – and later Montana – was made clear in testimony during the Maurice Codd subornation of perjury trial.

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100 years ago in Spokane: The courtroom tension in the Maurice Codd trial reached a new peak after the judge accused attorneys of ‘disgraceful’ behavior

Sun., Dec. 4, 2022

Judge W.D. Askren reached the boiling point with attorneys on both sides of the Maurice Codd subornation of perjury trial.

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Spin Control: After decade, same-sex marriage law not so controversial in Washington

Sun., Dec. 4, 2022

Action by Congress on the Respect for Marriage Act is a good example of how much things can change in just one decade.

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100 years ago in Spokane: The star witness against Maurice Codd admitted to ‘improper living,’ but things still weren’t looking good for the defense

Sat., Dec. 3, 2022

Beatrice Sant, 22, star witness in the Maurice Codd subornation of perjury trial, finally left the stand after six grueling days, “her main story still intact.”

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100 years ago in Spokane: A rogue defense attorney irked the judge presiding over the new Maurice Codd trial

Fri., Dec. 2, 2022

Defense attorney Fred Robertson charged a “counter-conspiracy” was responsible for the subornation of perjury charges against 15 attorneys and witnesses in the Maurice Codd case.

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100 years ago today: A Chicago couple was getting some holiday help after falling for the rumor of plentiful job opportunities in Spokane

Shawn Vestal: Shooting reports were a hoax, but the terror of that hellish half-hour was real

100 years ago in Spokane: Gonzaga football fans were going to get play-by-plays via radio

Faith and Values: The tragedy in Moscow can remind us how to make peace with suffering

Shawn Vestal: We took big steps on marriage and marijuana, but the journey isn’t finished

100 years ago in Spokane: Being stuck in the snow was the least of a driver’s concerns after the identity of his roadside helper emerged

University of Idaho student essay: ‘The fragile bubble I felt around our town quickly pops’

Spin Control: Election skeptics demanding records, recounts

100 years ago in Spokane: A fed-up judge laid down the law for bickering attorneys in the Maurice Codd perjury trial, yet again

Shawn Vestal: Sadly for NIC, it’s back to square one for the board that couldn’t shoot straight

100 years ago in Spokane: Allegations of Watergate-esque burglaries led to a courtroom shouting match in the Maurice Codd perjury trial

Front Porch: Yes, I can hear you now

100 years ago in Spokane: The city hadn’t grown in a decade, and a railroad tycoon said promoting immigration was the answer

Sue Lani Mandsen: West Hills neighbors feel bypassed again

Shawn Vestal: The homeless crisis is not about one camp, and it’s bigger than most people realize

100 years ago in Spokane: Star witness Beatrice Sant’s sudden trip was explained as the city’s high-profile perjury trial continued

100 years ago in Spokane: The courtroom tension in the Maurice Codd trial reached a new peak after the judge accused attorneys of ‘disgraceful’ behavior

Spin Control: After decade, same-sex marriage law not so controversial in Washington

100 years ago in Spokane: The star witness against Maurice Codd admitted to ‘improper living,’ but things still weren’t looking good for the defense

100 years ago in Spokane: A rogue defense attorney irked the judge presiding over the new Maurice Codd trial

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